Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.

Genetic research is finally starting to explain how DNA risk scores translate into real disease, not just in single genes but ...

Our hunter-gatherer ancestors have given us many things. They passed down mastery of fire for cooking and early survival ...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Humans carry genes that predispose us to atherosclerosis, the disease that causes heart attacks, because those same genes may have once helped ...

Neanderthals were genetically predisposed to be early birds, and they may have passed on those genes to some humans living today, new research found. Reading time 3 minutes If you’re irritated by the ...

If something similar occurs in humans, and given growing evidence that the gut microbiome matters for health, genetic ...

Hooray for the Morapians! I have no idea who they are, but they’ve helped make the effect of genes on politics much clearer. I just read an article that I really like for that very reason. The ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

When roundworms stop reproducing, they can still move and function normally but lose their ability to detect certain food ...